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Discover or Reconnect to Your Values

Do you know what’s important to you? What do you want your life to look like? Consider your values, which tend to be fluid. That’s why it’s important to check in with yourself periodically. For instance, do adventure, creativity, faith, family, love, learning, travel and tradition make your list? If so, how do they rank? Today, you can find scores of books and websites on clarifying your values. For instance, search online for a list of values, and pick what’s most meaningful to you. Then consider if your life reflects these values. If it doesn’t echo your values, think about the changes you can make so it does.

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Margarita Tartakovsky, MS, is an associate editor at Psych Central and authors the body image Weightless.She writes about everything from anxiety and ADHD to creativity and couples to mindfulness and stress. You can learn more about her work at her website.